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new jersey governor chris christie is urging the evacuations of all the state's casinos and state barrier islands by this afternoon and he's closing state parks. billboards were also taken down in advance of the expected high winds. >> at this point in time, it will likely make landfall late monday evening bringing accumulated rain, high winds and significant beach erosion. >> evacuations are also underway in new york. authorities are calling for the first mandatory evacuations in that state. residents on fire island have to leave by 2:00 this afternoon. fire island is located off the south shore of long island. there are just a few hundred people living there right now and they're packing up and getting off the island. >> this is a dangerous storm and i think we're going to be ok but if it were to strengthen unexpectedly or change its path, it could do a lot of damage and you could be at risk. >> new york city officials are considering whether to shut down any public transportation as it did during irene. airlines are predicting cancellations and waiving change fees for passengers who wa
new jersey governor chris christie is urging the evacuations of all the state's casinos and state barrier islands by this afternoon and he's closing state parks. billboards were also taken down in advance of the expected high winds. >> at this point in time, it will likely make landfall late monday evening bringing accumulated rain, high winds and significant beach erosion. >> evacuations are also underway in new york. authorities are calling for the first mandatory evacuations in...
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he will join governor chris christie. mitt romney is in florida tonight, preparing to resume his campaign schedule tomorrow. he is scheduled to hold rallies in tampa, miami, and jacksonville. he had to cut short his campaign yesterday but is pushing for on the trail wednesday. romney converted an ohio rally today to relieve donation event. for other parts of the north, it is a different story. >> a look at the recovery efforts following this ferocious storm. >> of the orioles players are known for their prowess, but are they taught in their positions in the american league? the answer is coming up in sports. >> >> many people to the north are dealing with enormous problems. some are without power and underwater. >> the damage estimates are now in the billions of dollars. jay gray has the latest from new york city. >> daylight revealed a new jersey shore. rigell with debris and homes ripped from their foundations, the famed boardwalk splintered. this roller-coaster was tossed into the secret >> the level of devastation at
he will join governor chris christie. mitt romney is in florida tonight, preparing to resume his campaign schedule tomorrow. he is scheduled to hold rallies in tampa, miami, and jacksonville. he had to cut short his campaign yesterday but is pushing for on the trail wednesday. romney converted an ohio rally today to relieve donation event. for other parts of the north, it is a different story. >> a look at the recovery efforts following this ferocious storm. >> of the orioles...
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. >> tomorrow the president will head to new jersey to tour the damage was governor christie. >> when you look at all the damage to the north of us, we actually made out pretty well. >> that is the difference in being on the north side of the storms and being on the southside. new jersey, long island, new york, they were on the northside coming off the ocean and the winds and the surge were stronger. we still have to deal with some cleanup. it gives you a feel for how broad the storms are and the impact. i wanted to look at the wind gusts across the area. these are some of the amazing when gusts that were associated with this storm as it rolled in. 90 miles an hour, just imagine that. atlantic city, 77. down at ocean city, hurricane force wind gusts. at bwi marshall, the highest wind gust was at 60 miles an hour. up in atlantic city and york they were out of the east and northeast, so they were really getting pounded. some shower still lingering in our area due to the storm sitting off to the west of us. there is some snow in the higher elevations west of here and that could slip into
. >> tomorrow the president will head to new jersey to tour the damage was governor christie. >> when you look at all the damage to the north of us, we actually made out pretty well. >> that is the difference in being on the north side of the storms and being on the southside. new jersey, long island, new york, they were on the northside coming off the ocean and the winds and the surge were stronger. we still have to deal with some cleanup. it gives you a feel for how broad...
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should we expect any political sniping between the president and governor christie? >> governor christie is that high-profile republican and often attacks the president. we should not expect to much rancor today because governor christie has been complimentary of the president so far. he said the president has done an outstanding job dealing with this storm. likely will see cooperation between the two. >> at least for a day. >> 41 degrees at the airport. president obama focusing on storm damage. >> the story isn't over just yet. a new deal could bring "star wars" back. >> this is the beltway at liberty road. [ female announcer ] ready for a taste of what's hot? check out the latest collection of snacks from lean cuisine. creamy spinach artichoke dip, crispy garlic chicken spring rolls. they're this season's must-have accessory. lean cuisine. be culinary chic. >> welcome back. 45 degrees downtown. it is chilly but quiet. a couple of sprinkles here and there. it will not affect the morning rush. it will be another chilly day. the forecast for this holiday -- that is a
should we expect any political sniping between the president and governor christie? >> governor christie is that high-profile republican and often attacks the president. we should not expect to much rancor today because governor christie has been complimentary of the president so far. he said the president has done an outstanding job dealing with this storm. likely will see cooperation between the two. >> at least for a day. >> 41 degrees at the airport. president obama...
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this is courtesy of christy. i think they're going to see another ten inches before it's all said and done. live outside, our michael and son weather cam. 43. winds out of the south/southwest at 7. pressure continues to rise as sandy continues to pull away from us. next three days, breezy with a shower. 54 tomorrow. not bad for halloween. mid-50s on thursday. a little more sunshine. and then quite low 50s but a bit cool. next seven days, pretty good. mid-as on saturday. turn your clocks back. we get an extra hour this weekend. upper 60s on sunday. rain showers next monday. we'll be back right after this. stay student. tuned. >> that's it. we're back tonight at 11:00 with the latest on the cleanup of sandy. ♪ "e.t." >>> hollywood reaches out to the victims of superstorm sandy. >> it's pretty scary out there. >> these times bring people together. >> millions evacuated. dozens dead. the media fighting to cover the storm. >> my goodness, the wind has just been insane! goodness gracious! >> "e.t." is on the ground i
this is courtesy of christy. i think they're going to see another ten inches before it's all said and done. live outside, our michael and son weather cam. 43. winds out of the south/southwest at 7. pressure continues to rise as sandy continues to pull away from us. next three days, breezy with a shower. 54 tomorrow. not bad for halloween. mid-50s on thursday. a little more sunshine. and then quite low 50s but a bit cool. next seven days, pretty good. mid-as on saturday. turn your clocks back....
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president obama got up close and personal with that wreckage today alongside the governor, chris christie. this is all that is left of sea hide heights famous boardwalk, the rollercoaster sits crumbled in the ocean, the ferris wheel suspended over the water. bruce johnson spent his day taking in the damage in nearby asbury park. >> two days after sandy -- tore through here, water so deep it was up to the waist, a lot found that boating is the best way to get around down here. >> we take it one day at a time. >> we make the best of it. >> this is unbelievable. and we live here with my grandmother. she's been in belmar for 80 years and never seen anything like this. >> if you live in belmar, please leave the area. >> the boardwalk about a mile and a half long, it is all gone. >> i've never seen anything like it before. irene, nothing even close. i went to the beach yesterday and it was like a tornado walked through. i walk it every day. i have never seen anything like it. >> i've never seen anything like it. we've been through storms and blizzards and this one they said it was going to be b
president obama got up close and personal with that wreckage today alongside the governor, chris christie. this is all that is left of sea hide heights famous boardwalk, the rollercoaster sits crumbled in the ocean, the ferris wheel suspended over the water. bruce johnson spent his day taking in the damage in nearby asbury park. >> two days after sandy -- tore through here, water so deep it was up to the waist, a lot found that boating is the best way to get around down here. >> we...
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. >>> and the new jersey goveor chris christie calls the destruction he witnessed today, "unfathomable and heartbreak." it was important to see the damage firsthand to chart the course for rebuilding. many roads have been opened and the travel bans have been -- bans have been lifted. >>> still ahead at 9:00, one woman gets an unexpected -- still ahead at 9, one woman gets an unexpected gift in her yard after sandy took out a tree in her rd. we're going to donate $1 to the american red cross any time you like our facebook page. >>> the well-known boxing coach and his wi are facing the possibility of taking some body blows in federal court. keely thompson and his wife bianca are looking at federal charges after misusing $1.5 million of grant money that had been intended for underprivileged kids in the district. that money was suppose to help funds keely's boxing centers, but instead investigators say he and his wife spent the cash on lavished vacations, gambling trips, cars, furnitures, even payouts to themselves. they were indicted today on the scheme and the wire fraud charges, but the
. >>> and the new jersey goveor chris christie calls the destruction he witnessed today, "unfathomable and heartbreak." it was important to see the damage firsthand to chart the course for rebuilding. many roads have been opened and the travel bans have been -- bans have been lifted. >>> still ahead at 9:00, one woman gets an unexpected -- still ahead at 9, one woman gets an unexpected gift in her yard after sandy took out a tree in her rd. we're going to donate $1...
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the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation from above. what they say were homes destroyed and streets still underwater. president obama promised the government will do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we will follow-up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: not far away, the search for trapped or missing people on staten island continues. nypd rescued six people from rooftops on wednesday. there are signs that life is returning to normal in new york city. all three airports are open as of today. as is the new york stock exchange and broadway shows. but problems still persist. traffic in the city is nothing short of a nightmare, without public transportation wednesday, manhattan streets were clogged with people trying to get back to work. there are some good news -- there's some good news, subway and train service is starting up again today at least on a limited basis. >> i am declaring a transportation emergency. >> reporter: mayor bloomberg is mandating that all cars driving into
the president and governor chris christie flew in marine one to see the devastation from above. what they say were homes destroyed and streets still underwater. president obama promised the government will do whatever it can to help storm victims. >> we will follow-up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> reporter: not far away, the search for trapped or missing people on staten island continues. nypd rescued six people from rooftops on...
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the president will accompany governor chris christie of new jersey on the tour. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he turned down the president's request for a tour of new york city saying the recovery efforts are simply too great to accommodate a tour at this point. >>> in our region public transportation returns to normal today. manassas park city schools are closed but most other school systems will be back open, although quite a few have announced delayed openings. for the latest weather-related closures and delays, just log on to our website. it's wusa9.com. or watch the crawl at the bottom of your screen. >>> here now the latest power outages numbers. pepco 1,690 outages. dominion power more than 23,000. bge more than 87,000. potomac edison more than 36,000 outages in maryland and an additional 94,000 outages across west virginia. smeco more than 200. novec re than 3,000. >>> matt is happily here with us this morning. see the smile on his face. mike is still trying to find his voice. monika is here. she's going to have timesaver traffic and tell us
the president will accompany governor chris christie of new jersey on the tour. new york city mayor michael bloomberg says he turned down the president's request for a tour of new york city saying the recovery efforts are simply too great to accommodate a tour at this point. >>> in our region public transportation returns to normal today. manassas park city schools are closed but most other school systems will be back open, although quite a few have announced delayed openings. for the...
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he toured the garden state with governor chris christie where entire neighborhoods are still underwater. the president said his top priority, getting the power back on especially atwater filtration plants and other critical infrastructure. his second priority? transportation. clearing roads from debris and restoring mass transit so people can begin to go back to work. and their kids can go back to school. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow-up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. we want to make sure that people have realistic expectations but what i can promise you is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. >> reporter: here's are the aimenings just every -- images just never ever -- you can't get used to them. homes buried in sand and entire neighborhoods gone. it's slowly sinking in that everything in the coastal communities will slowly have to be rebuilt but safety first. the hissing of natural gas can be heard in ci
he toured the garden state with governor chris christie where entire neighborhoods are still underwater. the president said his top priority, getting the power back on especially atwater filtration plants and other critical infrastructure. his second priority? transportation. clearing roads from debris and restoring mass transit so people can begin to go back to work. and their kids can go back to school. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow-up to make sure that...
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yesterday governor chris christie said getting back on the grid is priority number one. >> we're in a triage and attack phase now of the storm. so we can restore power, reopen schools, bring public transportation back online, and allow people to return to their homes if they've been displaced. >> reporter: now people in new jersey trying to go back to work are facing two challenges. first, gas. no power means most gas pumps aren't working and the stations that do have power have lines that stretch for miles long. the wait up to two, three hours and some people have waited oleate long to get gas. after that their second challenge is having enough people in their car to enter new york city. since most mass transit is still down in the city, cars with less than three people trying to cross into manhattan are turned away. so they still have a lot of water that needs to be pumped out of lower manhattan. i'll have an update on the situation there coming up in half an hour at 5:30. back to you. >> all right, thanks a lot kristin fisher,. >>> still ahead this morning the cia is releasing new
yesterday governor chris christie said getting back on the grid is priority number one. >> we're in a triage and attack phase now of the storm. so we can restore power, reopen schools, bring public transportation back online, and allow people to return to their homes if they've been displaced. >> reporter: now people in new jersey trying to go back to work are facing two challenges. first, gas. no power means most gas pumps aren't working and the stations that do have power have...
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. >> president barack obama will travel to the storm stricken state today and join governor chris christie in viewing the damage and thanking first responders. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news
. >> president barack obama will travel to the storm stricken state today and join governor chris christie in viewing the damage and thanking first responders. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news
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and governor chris christie had some harsh words for the city's mayor for failing to order evacuations. >> many people said to us no, the mayor said we can stay here. i mean those are the kind of mixed messages that at their worst moment can cost lives. >> we had waves as high as the light poles down on the boardwalk. >> experts put a price tag on $10 billion to $20 billion for sandy and that makes it one of the most expensive in history. >>> sandy helped trigger a huge snowstorm further inland. at least two feet of snow fell in west virginia and tennessee and north carolina. storm caused several accidents and left many stranded on roads and thousands without power. a winter storm warning remains in effect for those areas until tonight. so we know it could have been a lot worse around here topper? >> last year we had a snowstorm on this date pretty much. not much downtown but 10-inches in the northern burrens. >> that's nothing like what we saw yesterday. >> this was incredible and you know i think in some ways we were lucky. i mean we had 60, 70-mile-per- hour winds but all in all? so
and governor chris christie had some harsh words for the city's mayor for failing to order evacuations. >> many people said to us no, the mayor said we can stay here. i mean those are the kind of mixed messages that at their worst moment can cost lives. >> we had waves as high as the light poles down on the boardwalk. >> experts put a price tag on $10 billion to $20 billion for sandy and that makes it one of the most expensive in history. >>> sandy helped trigger a...
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the governor christie has said that those millions of people still without power may have days or even weeks to wait until the power is fully back on. in atlantic city, i'm alison harmelin, back to you anita. >> so much damage. okay allison. thank you. meantime in new york city, there are signs the big apple also back to business. kennedy airport reopened today but laguardia still underwater. commuter buss are running and limited service on commuter rail lines has resumed and service of many subway lines is expected to start up again tomorrow. still traffic in manhattan near gridlock everywhere. crews are pumping water from roads, tunnels and subways but the mayor says it's going to take time for the city to ever get back to normal. >>> resort and beach towns all up and down the jersey shore are still underwater today and our bruce johnson is in bell mar, new jersey where residents are starting to assess all the damage. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson and this is bell marbling new jersey. two day -- bell mar, new jersey, two days after sandy tore through here with winds of 08 and 93
the governor christie has said that those millions of people still without power may have days or even weeks to wait until the power is fully back on. in atlantic city, i'm alison harmelin, back to you anita. >> so much damage. okay allison. thank you. meantime in new york city, there are signs the big apple also back to business. kennedy airport reopened today but laguardia still underwater. commuter buss are running and limited service on commuter rail lines has resumed and service of...
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he toured the garden state with governor chris christie with entire neighborhoods still underwater. the president said the top priority is getting the power back on especially atwater filtration plants and other critical infrastructure. the second priority? transportation. clearing the roads from debris and restoring mass transit so people can go back to work and their kids can finally go back to school. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow-up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. we want to make sure that people have realistic expectations but i can promise you the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials and we won't quit until this is done. >> reporter: i think this image is probably the one that sticks with me the most. just home after home buried in sand. entire neighborhoods completely wiped out. and for the people who live there, it's slowly sinking in that everything in these coastal communities that they've grown to love, it's all going to have to be rebuilt bu
he toured the garden state with governor chris christie with entire neighborhoods still underwater. the president said the top priority is getting the power back on especially atwater filtration plants and other critical infrastructure. the second priority? transportation. clearing the roads from debris and restoring mass transit so people can go back to work and their kids can finally go back to school. >> we are here for you. and we will not forget. we will follow-up to make sure that...
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yesterday governor chris christie said getting them back on the grid is priority number one. >> we're in a triage and attack phase now of the storm. so we can restore power, reopen schools, prepublic transportation back online and allow people to return to their homes if they've been displaced. >> reporter: now for people no new york trying to go back to work two big challenges. first gas, no power, means most gas pumps don't work and the stations that to have power have lines that stretch for miles long. then once they can get gas their second challenge is having enough people in their car to enter new york city. since most mass transit is down, most cars are turned away with less than three people in it. that of course won't apply to the trucks that will heading in from virginia just a little bit later this morning. coming up in half an hour at 6:30 i will be talking with a spokeswoman from dominion virginia power and she says that this is the largest relief operation that their company has ever done. 1500 people that they'll be sending that way since most of the power in our area i
yesterday governor chris christie said getting them back on the grid is priority number one. >> we're in a triage and attack phase now of the storm. so we can restore power, reopen schools, prepublic transportation back online and allow people to return to their homes if they've been displaced. >> reporter: now for people no new york trying to go back to work two big challenges. first gas, no power, means most gas pumps don't work and the stations that to have power have lines that...
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he took afears hand -- a firsthand tour of the damage with governor christie. he said the federal government will be helping with clean-up efforts. >>> there was speculation that the storm would delay this week's employment report. the last one before the election. but today, the department of labor says it will be out on time. amtrak is slowly restoring service along the northeast corridor tonight. but is still not operating through new york's penn station since the surrounding tunnels are flooded out. our bruce johnson started riding out the storm in rehoboth beach, delaware and is in north carolina and he filed this report -- new jersey and he filed this report. >> reporter: this is bruce johnson in as bury park, new jersey. it's been making a comebook and was doing pretty good according to the people who live here. until sandy arrived with 80, 90- mile-per-hour winds on monday. take a look at the pride and joy of the park, the boardwalk and look at what the storm, this hurricane did to it. it's raped the boards up and it's -- ripped the boards up and it's g
he took afears hand -- a firsthand tour of the damage with governor christie. he said the federal government will be helping with clean-up efforts. >>> there was speculation that the storm would delay this week's employment report. the last one before the election. but today, the department of labor says it will be out on time. amtrak is slowly restoring service along the northeast corridor tonight. but is still not operating through new york's penn station since the surrounding...
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. >> reporter: the new jersey governor chris christie will ask the president for help rebuilding the beaches. >> we'll do what we can to rebuild as quickly as we can. >> reporter: cuisine foes are losing about $5 million a day. regulators plan to visit each casino today before deciding when they can reopen. the destruction is widespread across new jersey. in hoboken, streets are flooded. more than two million people across the state are without power and new jersey's transit system is not running. analysts estimate sandy will cost $50 billion in damages and lost business, but there are signs the region is on the road to recovery. buses in new york city are running. the stock exchange is open for business and flights have started to resume at some area airports. cbs news, at atlantic city, new jersey. >>> the storm may even impact next week's election. people rushed to maryland's early voting centers last weekend before they were closed because of the storm. today early voting resumes in the state of maryland and d.c. along with in person absentee voting in virginia. maryland governor
. >> reporter: the new jersey governor chris christie will ask the president for help rebuilding the beaches. >> we'll do what we can to rebuild as quickly as we can. >> reporter: cuisine foes are losing about $5 million a day. regulators plan to visit each casino today before deciding when they can reopen. the destruction is widespread across new jersey. in hoboken, streets are flooded. more than two million people across the state are without power and new jersey's transit...
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>> thisere is no way that it can hurt chris christie. it helps chris christie a lot. he is running for election in 2013 and he is embracing a president that is about to win re-election overwhelmingly in terms of new jersey. he is raised his profile with independents and democrats that might be interested. >> does this your wrench into mitt romney's momentum? >> it has stalled. this shows what an amazing advantage of having the president does. if you would imagine what event would most appeal to the 3% 4% whatever is left, modern people or nonpartisan. it is perfect. >> what do you tell romney if you are a coach? >> he can't seem to be sharp what we do know is they do dr4iveive motor's opinions. there is a path that elected official, a chief executive has to walk and is a delicate one. we have polls showing the president is getting high marks. there is a way for him to not look political but be helping himself politically. >> and the bloomberg endorsement, that is fine. where are these candidates on climate change, global warming? >> the last time there was a big effor
>> thisere is no way that it can hurt chris christie. it helps chris christie a lot. he is running for election in 2013 and he is embracing a president that is about to win re-election overwhelmingly in terms of new jersey. he is raised his profile with independents and democrats that might be interested. >> does this your wrench into mitt romney's momentum? >> it has stalled. this shows what an amazing advantage of having the president does. if you would imagine what event...
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. >> chris christie has also closed state parks. and missiles are considering publicg down transportation but no decision been made. here are some other headlines. the defense department is n 24-hourelicopters o to deploy a status. they are setting up staging for the vendor personnel frederiksberg, richmond. pepco is upping their request for cruise up to 3000 workers and 603 workers. amtrak is captured eastern seaboard services for its sunday and monday. check with their website for more information. we want to get to a developing story. the search is on for a gunman couple that was walking their dog last night. the woman was killed, the remains in serious condition this evening. a pathway ton westlake high school. deputies spend the day knocking door and a lifting the public a above the
. >> chris christie has also closed state parks. and missiles are considering publicg down transportation but no decision been made. here are some other headlines. the defense department is n 24-hourelicopters o to deploy a status. they are setting up staging for the vendor personnel frederiksberg, richmond. pepco is upping their request for cruise up to 3000 workers and 603 workers. amtrak is captured eastern seaboard services for its sunday and monday. check with their website for more...
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past today's, was on the trail talking bipartisanship while obama had the op showing it republicanrsey christie, one of romney's biggest allies. obama got high marks for his handling of the storm in poll.test >> a great guy, very had governor whitman. -- with him. >> the next five days will be campaigning, and intense sprint to the finish line. stay with us abc 7 for the comprehensive coverage of the race for the white house. at 12:30 will talk with our "politico" about to watch for. a developing story in stafford county. manhunt underway for a man making pipe bombs and using them in a tax. lauren spierer accused of three peoplee attacks against with close ties to law- enforcement. brianne carter is live in latest on thethe search. using a pipe bombs in .ttacks >> authorities are still aggressively searching for the virginia state alert for thean they believe is armed dangerous. a multistate man want is ongoing old, nowr the 25-year- charges after out of three pipe bomb attacks. >> of violent crime like that, never had that around here. it's early tuesday morning april pipe bomb into a frederic
past today's, was on the trail talking bipartisanship while obama had the op showing it republicanrsey christie, one of romney's biggest allies. obama got high marks for his handling of the storm in poll.test >> a great guy, very had governor whitman. -- with him. >> the next five days will be campaigning, and intense sprint to the finish line. stay with us abc 7 for the comprehensive coverage of the race for the white house. at 12:30 will talk with our "politico" about to...
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. >> i have to say that governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm. >> reporter: cooperation on disaster relief works. it also plays well politically. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, 78% of likely voters said the president has done a good or excellent job handling the storm. in the wake of the storm, romney has struck a more positive tone, campaigning in florida, but not directly criticizing the president. >> good democrats love america just like good republicans love america. >> reporter: as for paul ryan, he took a short halloween detour to his hometown of janesville, wisconsin. taking his kids trick or treating. his daughter dressed as katy perry, an obama supporter. and one of his boys as the grim reaper. the abc news/"washington post" poll shows the race is tied nationally. 49% for mitt romney. 49% for barack obama. but each side seems convinced they're winning. the obama campaign points to the battleground states. all eight of the states
. >> i have to say that governor christie throughout this process has been responsive. he's been aggressive in making sure that the state got out in front of this incredible storm. >> reporter: cooperation on disaster relief works. it also plays well politically. in the latest abc news/"washington post" poll, 78% of likely voters said the president has done a good or excellent job handling the storm. in the wake of the storm, romney has struck a more positive tone,...
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and new jersey governor christie has signed an executive order rationing gas. it begins today at noon. license plates ending in odd numbers fill up on odd days. those with even numbers fill up on even days. also, the military and fema clearing the way for some 22 million gallons of gas to make its way to this region. many are hoping that will help provide some immediate relief. but of course, it could be until the end of next week before supplies return to normal here. dan? bianna? >> alex, thank you. i talked to a lot of people who waited in line for hours and they get to the front and they're out of gas. my cab driver was telling me, there's a flourishing black market for gas. >> i believe it. and our hairdresser was telling us, she was across the street from a gas station. she waited for four hours. >> some cabs are charging more to pick you up because they're having a gas shortage. if you go somewhere, you have to pay this much. not sure that's proper. >>> good morning, everyone. in the news, police in arizona are hunting for two suspects in a violent home
and new jersey governor christie has signed an executive order rationing gas. it begins today at noon. license plates ending in odd numbers fill up on odd days. those with even numbers fill up on even days. also, the military and fema clearing the way for some 22 million gallons of gas to make its way to this region. many are hoping that will help provide some immediate relief. but of course, it could be until the end of next week before supplies return to normal here. dan? bianna? >>...
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and in response to super storm sandy, new jersey governor chris christie ordered county clerks to open their offices this weekend to allow storm victims to vote. they are also allowing registered voters to do so electronically. >> another packed day sunday for the candidates. they will focus on the key swing states and it will be that way until the election. abc news, washington. >>> yes, after nearly two years of campaigning, the race for president is down to the wire. coming up at 8:00, top advisors for both president barack obama and mitt romney respond to the latest abc news washington post tracking poll and discuss the new wildcard in the race, the effects of superstorm sandy. don't miss abc's this week with george stephanopoulos at 8:00 right hearby on abc7. and stay with us for complete election results tuesday. get realtime results on abc7news.com the moment the polls close. and we will have live updates all night lining at facebook.com/abc7news and through twitter @abc7 news bay area. two police officers killed while trying to search for a missing child. >> it is sad. >> a hit
and in response to super storm sandy, new jersey governor chris christie ordered county clerks to open their offices this weekend to allow storm victims to vote. they are also allowing registered voters to do so electronically. >> another packed day sunday for the candidates. they will focus on the key swing states and it will be that way until the election. abc news, washington. >>> yes, after nearly two years of campaigning, the race for president is down to the wire. coming up...
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you talk about hurricane sandy, it's been interesting, the president was out there with governor christie and others over the course of the weekend and had karl rove say that helped president obama over the last several days. they believe it blocked mitt romney's momentum and helped burnish president obama's bipartisan credentials. >> in the final two days, is there anything either of these two can do to move the needle or is the die cast? >> the die is cast with one exception. they have to build excitement among their voters in the last 48 hours. it is all about turnout right now. that's why they're going back to those states that they focused on this whole way for the president, ohio, iowa and wisconsin. bruce springsteen, in the final 24 hours, it's about building excite. you see governor romney, he's been getting pretty big crowds in virginia and florida. >> both sides confident they will win this race. >> both say they are. >> when do you think we'll know? is it going to be a late, late night tuesday? >> no question it's going to be a late night tuesday. some question whether or not
you talk about hurricane sandy, it's been interesting, the president was out there with governor christie and others over the course of the weekend and had karl rove say that helped president obama over the last several days. they believe it blocked mitt romney's momentum and helped burnish president obama's bipartisan credentials. >> in the final two days, is there anything either of these two can do to move the needle or is the die cast? >> the die is cast with one exception. they...
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and governor chris christie is worried. >> general new jersey. if it looks stupid it is stupid. >> reporter: they're driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea. a researcher at johns hopkins, he's predicted how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million without power. >> our model suggest 10 million. >> reporter: roughly 10 million without power for a week or more. if 50 million feel the effect of this, 1 in 5, could be without electricity. a very big storm coming our way. >> that's an unbelievable number. >>> we'll go back out to sam champion in new york city, in preparations under way for how this city, the largest city in the country, would deal with hurricane sandy. >> bianna, you know, we have seen storms move up this coastline and breeze by new york. only one hurricane in recent memory irene made a move to this city and the city got ready for it. forecasters are being careful to let folks know right away that this storm has more strong effects th
and governor chris christie is worried. >> general new jersey. if it looks stupid it is stupid. >> reporter: they're driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea. a researcher at johns hopkins, he's predicted how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million without power. >> our model suggest 10 million. >> reporter: roughly 10 million without power for a week or more. if 50...
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state of emergency, warned residents they could be without power for a week to ten days, and chris christie says he's worried that residents might put generators indoors or run extension cords in a haphazard way to get some electricity. >> that's a good new jersey rule, if it looks stupid, it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from mexico to iowa are in their trucks driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. so how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he has an idea, a researcher at johns hopkins has put together a model predicting how many of us may lose power. remember, irene left 7 million without electricity. >> our model is suggesting roughly 10 million. >> reporter: 10 million who could be without power for a week or more. so we're talking about 50 million people may feel the effects of this storm. that means one in five potentially could see their lights go out. so if you're inland, and you don't think that these waves and this coastal impact is going to affect you, think again, it could be a bad one, dan and bianna. >> it will go well inland. we know that
state of emergency, warned residents they could be without power for a week to ten days, and chris christie says he's worried that residents might put generators indoors or run extension cords in a haphazard way to get some electricity. >> that's a good new jersey rule, if it looks stupid, it is stupid. >> reporter: already crews from mexico to iowa are in their trucks driving to the east coast in front of sandy's wrath. so how bad could it be? believe it or not, this guy thinks he...
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cuomo from new york, christie of new jersey. and also talked to the mayors of new york city and the mayors of jersey city and newark. talked about what they need. in the information he also one of the things we could do would be to expedite the process, by declaring major disaster relief. he'll be briefed again later today and will have a conference call. it seems like the campaign will go back on schedule tomorrow, george. >>> we're getting more scenes of devastation. extraordinary shots. look at that. a large tanker ship washed up on the shores of staten island here in new york city. michelle charlesworth has more on that. power of the storm clearly evident right there. >> reporter: unbelievable. we pulled up. we jumped out of the truck. amy, this is a 700-ton tanker. dates back to 1941, we now know. it's "the john b. caddell." stop for a second. let's take a shot. that's lower manhattan. this is the narrows. that's where it came from. it was over, moored on the right, a mile away. sandy picked up this giant tanker. first of a
cuomo from new york, christie of new jersey. and also talked to the mayors of new york city and the mayors of jersey city and newark. talked about what they need. in the information he also one of the things we could do would be to expedite the process, by declaring major disaster relief. he'll be briefed again later today and will have a conference call. it seems like the campaign will go back on schedule tomorrow, george. >>> we're getting more scenes of devastation. extraordinary...
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christie is a die-hard romney supporter. but he's had nothing but praise for the president's handling of the storm, which he says is all that really counts right now. >> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me at the moment. i've got much bigger fish to fry than that. so do the people of the state of new jersey. >> reporter: romney, after cancelling eight events in five states, turned a planned rally in ohio into a makeshift bid to aid relief efforts. >> a lot of people will be looking for goods, even though we've gathered these things, as you know. i know that one of the things i've learned in life is, you make the difference you can. >> reporter: it has all of the trappings of a traditional campaign event. you have the stage, the big american flag, the campaign music. lots of romney supporters. but you also have over here canned goods and supplies that people have brought for victims of the storm. romney ignored questions about his views on fema funding yesterday. but during a debate last yea
christie is a die-hard romney supporter. but he's had nothing but praise for the president's handling of the storm, which he says is all that really counts right now. >> i don't give a damn about election day. it doesn't matter a lick to me at the moment. i've got much bigger fish to fry than that. so do the people of the state of new jersey. >> reporter: romney, after cancelling eight events in five states, turned a planned rally in ohio into a makeshift bid to aid relief efforts....
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but you talked about hurricane sandy, president obama was with governor christie, but you had karl rove, president george w. bush's strategist saying that helped president obama over the last several days. they believe it blocked mitt romney's momentum and help burn ish his bipartisan credentials. >> anything they can do to move the needle in any way? or is the die cast? >> it's pretty much cast, with this one exception. they have to build excitement among their voters in these last 48 hours. it's all about turnouts. that's why they're going back to those states, ohio, iowa and wisconsin. he's going with bruce springsteen in the final 48 hours. it's just about building excitement. you see governor romney there, he has been getting some pretty big crowds in florida and virginia. >> when do you think we'll know? i mean, is it going to be a late, late night tuesday? >> no question it's going to be a late night tuesday. some question whether or not we'll even know wednesday morning. i think we're going to know. i think it's going to be clear enough, even though it's shaping up to be the clo
but you talked about hurricane sandy, president obama was with governor christie, but you had karl rove, president george w. bush's strategist saying that helped president obama over the last several days. they believe it blocked mitt romney's momentum and help burn ish his bipartisan credentials. >> anything they can do to move the needle in any way? or is the die cast? >> it's pretty much cast, with this one exception. they have to build excitement among their voters in these last...
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according to governor christie. officially rescheduled halloween with the. >> you want the kids to have some sort of normalcy in this. >> you want the candy. they deserve some candy. >>> coming up, how "sesame street" helped children understand hurricane sandy. >>> but first, candidates are about to resume campaigning. day a look at their game plan with five days to go before the election. first a look at how you can help the victims of hurricane sandy. please donate. >> announcer: "world news now" weather brought to you by no no hair removal. follow the wings. septic disasters are disgusting and costly, but avoidable. the rid-x septic subscriber program helps prevent backups by sending you monthly doses right to your door so you will never forget to maintain your system. sign up at rid-x.com. i'm a sheets girl, but i don't just put'em in the dryer to freshen up my clothes. i put'em in my shoes, i put'em in my car, i put'em in my vases. girl, i been put'n'em for as long as i can remember. [ male announcer ] how do y
according to governor christie. officially rescheduled halloween with the. >> you want the kids to have some sort of normalcy in this. >> you want the candy. they deserve some candy. >>> coming up, how "sesame street" helped children understand hurricane sandy. >>> but first, candidates are about to resume campaigning. day a look at their game plan with five days to go before the election. first a look at how you can help the victims of hurricane sandy....
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backstreets.com. >> christie loving obama and see the boss loving on christie. >> i'm so confused. >> a bipartisan orgy. everybody loving each other. >> i love that. >> tragedy trumps politics, so that's great to see that. >>> also speaking of the storm here, chelsea handler putting her money where her mouth is, is going to donate $100,000 to the red cross. important for her because she is a native of new jersey, so this does hit close to home and probably a good time to remind people if you want to help out too, text the word redcross to 90999, and that will through your cell phone donate 10 bucks to the red cross. so, chelsea, thanks for chiming in there and giving some money. your home state appreciates that for sure. and abc getting into the act as bell because monday, november 5th, we're calling it here at the network a day of giving across all of our shows. kicking off things in the morning with go"good morning americ america", of course, they'll dedicate their second hour at 8:00 a.m. to raise money for the relief efforts and encouraging viewers to donate to the red cross and t
backstreets.com. >> christie loving obama and see the boss loving on christie. >> i'm so confused. >> a bipartisan orgy. everybody loving each other. >> i love that. >> tragedy trumps politics, so that's great to see that. >>> also speaking of the storm here, chelsea handler putting her money where her mouth is, is going to donate $100,000 to the red cross. important for her because she is a native of new jersey, so this does hit close to home and probably...
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mission for health. >>> governor chris christie was >>> governor chris christie was visibly shaken after surveying what sandy had done to his state. >> new jersey's governor described how emotional it has been to witness all the loss. >> let me start with i just never thought i would see what i saw today, ever. i have met some folks there that obviously now have no place to live at the moment and are extraordinarily emotional. and what they wanted more than anything else was just, you know, to see me and to get a hug. we got back up into the helicopter and flew to the jersey shore of my youth, where we used to go all the time, to the boardwalk at seaside heights, and it is gone. the pier with the rides where i was -- took my kids this august before the republican convention, those rides are in the atlantic ocean. the rides my two younger kids rode this summer are in the atlantic ocean. the roller coaster, all of them. the stand in the middle of the boardwalk that sells sausage and peppers and lemonade is gone. and i looked for it today. and the entire structure is gone. >> there is -- >>
mission for health. >>> governor chris christie was >>> governor chris christie was visibly shaken after surveying what sandy had done to his state. >> new jersey's governor described how emotional it has been to witness all the loss. >> let me start with i just never thought i would see what i saw today, ever. i have met some folks there that obviously now have no place to live at the moment and are extraordinarily emotional. and what they wanted more than...
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new jersey governor chris christie has been making headlines, showing up on "saturday night live" last night, sort of, with his newfound friendship with president obama. >> i would like to give a sincere thanks to president obama with how he handled the situation. on election day, i'm voting for mitt romney, but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he's been amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, i'll be a good soldier, i'll vote for romney, but i'm going to hate it. do you hear me? >> got to love "snl." and when we come back here tonight, if you really want to know who is going to win on election night, perhaps there's one question we should all be election night, perhaps there's one question we should all be asking. edicare open enrollment. r ] it's time are you ready? time to compare plans and see what's new. you don't have to make changes, but it's good to look. maybe you can find better coverage, save money, or both. and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open e
new jersey governor chris christie has been making headlines, showing up on "saturday night live" last night, sort of, with his newfound friendship with president obama. >> i would like to give a sincere thanks to president obama with how he handled the situation. on election day, i'm voting for mitt romney, but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he's been amazing. you know, so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, i'll be a...
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. >> reporter: the romney campaign eager to move past those images of republican chris christie applauding the president's response this week to hurricane sandy. tonight, the campaign telling me their ground game in the swing states is far ahead of where john mccain's was four years ago. and here in ohio, they believe romney's strength among independents will fuel a win here. in the suburbs surrounding cincinnati, automated phones, dozens dialing at once. listen to this volunteer who reaches a coveted voter who's clearly had their phone ring before. >> you're not being punished. think of it is you are well liked. >> reporter: consider yourself very liked, as they call those voters over and over again. tonight, the governor joined by his wife ann, his five sons and by kid rock, diane, look over my shoulder here tonight. he's rocking out the crowd for thousands. and i got a kick out of this. he just had the crowd singing "sweet home cincinnati." so even kid rock is tailoring his message to the swing voters here in a key battleground. diane. >> all right, thanks so much, david muir reporting
. >> reporter: the romney campaign eager to move past those images of republican chris christie applauding the president's response this week to hurricane sandy. tonight, the campaign telling me their ground game in the swing states is far ahead of where john mccain's was four years ago. and here in ohio, they believe romney's strength among independents will fuel a win here. in the suburbs surrounding cincinnati, automated phones, dozens dialing at once. listen to this volunteer who...
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today with new jersey's republican governor chris christie at a shelter in brigantine, new jersey. >> hang in there. >> thank you. >> reporter: theirs was a most public display of bipartisanship today, a trait many undecided voters profess to love, one sorely lacking in washington, d.c. >> he has worked incredibly closely with me and i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern. >> governor christie, throughout this process, has been responsive, he has put his heart and soul into making sure that the people of new jersey bounce back even stronger than before. >> reporter: the president seems confident. his campaign manager said they have the math, romney's campaign the myth. polls out today have the president up in two of the states the president needs to put together his electoral puzzle -- wisconsin and ohio. and it's not as if all campaigning has been discontinued. >> we've got to get through the next six days. >> reporter: vice president biden in florida and former president clinton in iowa have been making the president's case for him. >> obama's economic plan is
today with new jersey's republican governor chris christie at a shelter in brigantine, new jersey. >> hang in there. >> thank you. >> reporter: theirs was a most public display of bipartisanship today, a trait many undecided voters profess to love, one sorely lacking in washington, d.c. >> he has worked incredibly closely with me and i cannot thank the president enough for his personal concern. >> governor christie, throughout this process, has been responsive, he...